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| Millipede Train A train that is able to move without tracks or other supports. (From Eon [1985] by Greg Bear) |
| P-Terminal Implant A device consisting of implanted power pack, control and electrodes placed near pleasure centers of the brain. (From The Terminal Man [1972] by Michael Crichton) |
| Lifezone An enclosed biosphere; a pod-like greenhouse attached to a space-going vessel. (From Tides of Light [1989] by Gregory Benford) |
| Scooter Biotechnology working to bring you a better solar system - a creepy crawly created to do terraforming work on Jupiter's moon. (From Against Infinity [1983] by Gregory Benford) |
| AIRE A piece of software that can break through encryption to determine exactly how a compiled program accomplishes its tasks. (From Mother of Storms [1994] by John Barnes) |
| XV Allows anyone to directly experience another person's conscious awareness. (From Mother of Storms [1994] by John Barnes) |
| SimStim Stimulation of the brain and nervous system of one person using a recording (or live broadcast) of another person's experience. (From Neuromancer [1984] by William Gibson) |
| XV Wedge A piece of entertainment that consists of edited real experience. (From Mother of Storms [1994] by John Barnes) |
| Psypyx A way of gathering and recording mental impressions. (From Earth Made of Glass [1998] by John Barnes) |
| Boomer Park Where the baby boomers all went to retire and die. (From Nanotime [1987] by Bart Kosko) |
| Coffin Rack Capsule Hotel A hotel with very (very!) small rooms. (From The Science Fiction Yearbook (ed. Jerry Pournelle) [1984] by William Gibson) |
| Launching Laser A set of very high-powered lasers used to power spacecraft. (From The Fourth Profession [1971] by Larry Niven) |
| Birthing egg A chamber for in vitro fertilization (IVF), combining the DNA of two people to produce a child, without all the usual bother. (From Nanotime [1987] by Bart Kosko) |
| Superacid Smart acids that could be created to ignore particular compounds and dissolve others. (From Nanotime [1987] by Bart Kosko) |
| Smart Lanes Roadways that monitored, directed and controlled traffic. (From Nanotime [1987] by Bart Kosko) |
| Chiphead A person whose organic brain has been effectively superseded by a firmware (integrated circuit or more advanced technology) device. (From Nanotime [1987] by Bart Kosko) |
| Raisin A small device like a hearing aid that fits inside the external part of the ear; combines an intelligent agent and wireless access to the network. (From Nanotime [1987] by Bart Kosko) |
| Wrist Command A wearable communications device; the logical endpoint of mobile computing. (From Tides of Light [1989] by Gregory Benford) |
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